{"id":1806,"date":"2009-03-03T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-10-21T05:23:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T05:23:35","slug":"staying-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brittishdesigns.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/staying-positive.html","title":{"rendered":"{staying positive}"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been SUPER stressed, busy, and overwhelmed with work and stuff ever since I’ve been back from Disneyland. All I want to do is pack up the car again and GO BACK. So . . . in an attempt to get over this stress and post-vacations blues, I’m going to try to STAY POSITIVE. It has to be a conscious choice for me. I really hate to admit this, but I don’t think I’m a natural optimist. I have to make an effort to be one. For example, my original idea was to make a blog post about all the things that were stressing me out and making me frustrated these days. BUT that won’t help me. What WILL help is to focus on the things that make me happy.<\/p>\n

– Simple pleasures: my Disney daily tear away calendar. Christian & Marci gave it to me for Christmas and I really do love it. Its fun to see new Disney pictures, quotes and movie facts every day.<\/p>\n

– My lunch date with Josh in 2 hours. I’m really looking forward to it. I think I just get a little cooped up working from home.<\/p>\n

– Looking forward to the Speed Scrap tonight<\/a>. (7:30 Mountain Time!! BE THERE!)<\/p>\n

– Pretending like The Bachelor “After the Final Rose” never happened. I’m decided to believe that it ended happily ever after with the finale.<\/p>\n

– Looking forward to going to a matinee of “Confessions of a Shopaholic” with my mom tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Wow – this is harder than it seems. I can think of a 100 stupid things that are bugging me, making me blue, stressing me out.<\/p>\n

ANYWAY – let me show you some of my recent scrapbook pages and tell you about some fun challenges and new kits. That’s something that makes me happy.<\/p>\n

Ok – so before my Disneyland trip remember how I mentioned that I had one last page in my Jan. ’07 trip album that I couldn’t post because the kit hadn’t come out yet. Well – it was released while I was gone so I can post my page now!!! Srsly you guys,
this kit is BEYOND cute. It’s called “Little Mermaid”<\/span><\/a> by DeCrow Designs. You all know me an my love of mermaids!!!!!<\/p>\n

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Isn’t it a cute kit?! I really love it.<\/p>\n

Did you hear we have a new designer at ScrapMatters? My girl Megan Turnidge<\/a>\u00a0(its pronounced MEEEGAN, like vegan, just so you know)<\/span> just opened up shop yesterday!! All her stuff is 30% off right now in celebration!! Including her two new kits!!<\/p>\n

The first is called “iBot<\/a>” and this is what I scrapped with it!!<\/p>\n

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And the second is called “Funky Love {Refunkified}<\/a>“. It’s a remake of her first-ever kit. It’s seriously SOOOO cute!<\/p>\n

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So – if you want any of Megan’s awesome cute stuff for 30% off<\/a>, go get it now!!!<\/p>\n

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I scrapped this page using some new products from Mira Designs. She’s got some awesome new Date Stamps<\/a> and Flower Frames <\/a>out this week. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE date elements. So I was super excited about this new stuff!!!<\/p>\n

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New Challenges:<\/p>\n

Tangie Baxter is hosting a new challenge at ScrapbookGraphics<\/a> all about using “digital stamps”. It’s fun!!! Here is my page:<\/p>\n

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I’m hosting a new “Everyday Magic”<\/a> challenge. It’s a challenge to scrap your favorite view from inside your house!! Here is my page:<\/p>\n

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I’m also hosting a new “My Story Matters”<\/a> challenge where we’re scrapping about the place we grew up. Here is mine:<\/p>\n

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There’s a new “Past Matters”<\/a> challenge that’s just gone up today. The challenge is to scrap about someone in your heritage who you’ve learned something from. I chose my Grandpa. Here is my page:<\/p>\n

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And finally – a new “Matter of Taste”<\/a> challenge. This month we’re doing “quick and easy” recipes. Perfect for me!! I can always use more of those!!<\/p>\n

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Alright – I think this post really did brighten my mood a bit. Even though it took a really long time to code and put together!! HAHA <\/p>\n

Hope to see lots of you at the Speed Scrap tonight! BYE for now.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been SUPER stressed, busy, and overwhelmed with work and stuff ever since I’ve been back from Disneyland. All I want to do is pack up the car again and GO BACK. So . . . in an attempt to get over this stress and post-vacations blues, I’m going to try to STAY POSITIVE. It …<\/p>\n

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